Suitcase handle having transparent plastic grip and u-shaped metal core



Sept. 27, 1949. e. H. WHEARY, JR 2,433,307

SUITCASE HANDLE HAVING TRANSPARENT PLASTIC GRIP AND U-SHAPED METAL-CURE Filed June 20, 1946 i 2 B i 5 6: EEUP EHENF Whar Q/E? Patented Sept. 27, 1949 UNITED STATES PATENT QFF I C Ej 7 2,383,307 a smrcsse: igrfis mrc GEE? :AND U-sHePED fGeorgeflenry Wheary, Jr.,Racine, Wis, assignor Wheary, Incorporated, Raeine,--wis., amon- -poration oYZWiscm1sin a Uldims. 1i i a "This invention relates to hand luggage and more particularly to handles for suit cases'nnd travelingbags. a 7

It is an object of this invention "to provide an the trunnions are rrotatably -journalled in "bearlike apertures 45 provided in the "upright'walls l or clips or hearing sockets'ii. r H

fliipset portions 5' on the outer extremities of attractive handleior a suitcase ortheilike which "the feeti'mngagehehirrdthe apertured walls "1 of will be sturdy and long wearing but simple and the sockets to hold the same assembled with the inexpensive to produce. 7 handlepriortoattarihment-of the handle *to'the Aiur'thervobiecftnf itliisjinventionreside-sinthe suit case. provision .of a handle eonstructedjto take 'rad- "I-he sockets 13 are preferably stemmed from vantage of the attractive appearance of plastic '10 Sheetmetal h' atang'ii i i nd a materials wherein theplastic materials carry only a from t t walls "1, formed from a a:sma;ll part or ithe'load, izepreserited 'hy the suit pi p oiection'ci the bodyof the blank-from case to which 'theliandlefisattac'hed. Wfiic'hthe swketisstamred. he ketsa may Another object of this iinventionres'idesiin the be "secured to the suit :case as indicated in -conprovision or a handle of itneenaraeter described it siluciwn lines in e 1 ny i ed m nwhich will enhance the appearance ofasuit case 8 or mple y means of rivets I0. The or traveling'hag a na w c m enable :the m tangs A! are driven into the --wall 'of the 'suit ease to b c rfied q mfortably V to cooperate with the rivets*ineecuringthesok- With theaboveando'ther obiectsjin -View which ets noposition. v will appear as the description proceeds, this .Iin- N "*l fl m 'm mber'fi is'secureda'pair of comvention resides in -the-novel constmctionpcom- 'l m "grip f ming cover members 1?]. tm and ,mrangfiment 1' uy t nt a1 Each of *the cover members has a fiat inner side as hereinafter described, and more particularly fi ap edto"abut'one-fiat'sidepf the corefi. defined by the appended 1013 1315, it :being underiiml-liparent pla tic is preferably employed stood that such changes in the precise embodi- '25 e f p vrmingzcover members-H to enable =ment of the herein-disclosed invention ma-y '-be y desired design 3, flbossed in "the flat sides made as come within the scope of the claims. f ve s, *tO v w d ough The accompanying drawing illustrates one v anembers. The design 1 may be in the complete example of the physical embodiment of f 'a a'me orinitial, or'somepi'ctorial repthe invention constructedin accordancewithfthe mybe debossed on the inner best mode so far devised lorithegpractieal appli- Sides f t O 'members as Shown cavmm t principles theregf and in dblyrdelmeated on the sidesofthe core '3.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the fhandle f revent the purpose of the invention .is of this invention suggest ng the :manner of i mi lfi i ed-Icyreasonnithefactthat the transinstallation on -a 'suit case; 6 Parent cover m m er completely "enclose and Figure 2 is a cross sectional -view thm lh fbhe 29*? the design?3 Without r ring Withthe handle taken-along the'lineL-fin Figure 1;; and eof. v

Figure 3is an exploded perspective vieW-of'ithe A e F4 extends along the b t m dge of handle,showingits-componentparts. h p the "fl 10f each cover member. v The re- Referring 'now more paiticularlyto the accom- 0 9 ledges 01147118 "ti/V0 p "members P 01 6 panying drawing 1m which ilike :numerals indim !1 m? r l acut-outtornotchT5 cate like parts throughout theseveral views, the in the lower edge -ofthe core {3 and'are ce ent d numeral l designates generally 'thehandletdf Lthis her abutting one another as shown in invention. -'The handle comprises a fiat subs'tanural tially U-shaped member 2 preferably stamped The ledges do not extend the full length of the from sheet metal with the base of the U procover members, b their length s bs a t ally viding an elongated core 3 for the grip portion of equal to that of the notch l 5 so that the ends of t 1 The legs 4 of t mshamd stamping the ledges abut against the ends of the notch and extend angulafly dgwnwardly from th core in look the cover members against endwise motion the plane th e f, relative to the core 3 while the engagement of the Outwardly projecting feet 5 on the extremities of the legs remote from the core 3 and axially aligned with one another provide a pair of trunnions by which the handle may be hingedly attached to a suit case or the like. For this purpose,

fitted over the ends ledges with the bottom of the notch l5 holds the cover members against shifting upwardly relative to the core 3.

Caps l6, preferably stamped from metal, are of the grip forming cover 3 members. A slot I] in each cap receives portions of the core and legs 4 at their junctions. Aligned holes l8, l8 and I8" in the cap, the cover members and the core 3, respectively, receive rivets H! which secure the cap and cover members in position on the core 3. The ends of thecover members and the core 3 may be relieved as at 20 by an amount such that the exteriors of the caps l6 are flush with the outer sides of the cover.

members and the top edge of the core 3.

The cover members I I thus cooperate to define :1

the grip proper in which the core 3 is substantially embedded.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawing,.it will be readily apparent that this invention provides a .the plastic covers to the sides of the core; and

means on the extremities of said legs remote from the grip portion. of the handle providing for hingedly attaching the handle to a traveling bag or the like. 4, The handle set forth in claim 3 further characterized by the fact that the means for clamping the plastic covers to the core comprises hellnovel and inexpensive handle for a suit case or similar article of hand luggage which 'will be attractive and practical, as well as comfortable andconvenient to grasp andhold.

What I claim as my invention is:

1. A suit case handle, comprising: a grip portion including an elongated fiat metallic core, a pair of opposite plastic cover members disposed fiat- Wise over the opposite sides of the core, shell-like caps embracing the opposite ends of the plastic covers and the core therebetween, and rivets passing through said caps, the covers and the core therebetween for holding the covers in place on the opposite sides of the core and the caps in place enclosing the ends of the covers; legs joined to the core adjacent to the ends of said grip portion and extending angularly through openings in said caps to one side of the grip portion substantially in the plane of said core; and means on the extremities of said legs remote from the grip portion of the handle providing for hingedly connecting the handle to a suit case or similar piece of luggage.

2. A suit case handle, comprising: a substantially U-shaped member stamped from a single piece of sheet material with the portion of said member joining the legs of the U defining a core for the grip portion of the handle; a cover for each side of said core; shell-like caps telescoped over the opposite ends of said covers and the core therebetween; rivets passing through said caps, the cover and the core for securely attaching the covers in place against the opposite sides of the core and for holding the shell-like caps in place telescoped over the ends of the covers, said shelllike caps having slots through which the legs of the stamping project; and means on the extremities of the legs remote from the grip portion of the handle providing for hingedly attaching the handle to a suit case or the like.

3. A handle for a traveling bag, comprising: a flat U shaped metallic stamping, the portion of the stamping between the legs thereof providing a core for the grip of the handle; a pair of plastic covers for the opposite sides of said core cooperating therewith to define the contour of the grip of the handle; ledges on said covers along the side edges of the covers between the legs of like caps telescoped over the ends of the covers and the adjacent portions of the core to enclose the same, said caps having slots in their undersides to receive the legs of the stamping; and means for securing said caps and covers to the core. a l

5. A handle for hand luggage, comprising: a fiat U-shaped sheet metal stamping, the portion between the legs thereof providing a core for the grip of the handle; a pair of plastic covers for the opposite sides of said core cooperating therewith to define the contour of the grip of the handle; rivets passing through the covers and the core to hold the covers to the core; interengaging portions 011 the stamping and the covers cooperating to hold the covers against upward displacement with respect to the stamping, said portions extending longitudinally of the grip and having abutting shoulders at their ends cooperating to hold the covers against endwise displacement with respect to the stamping to thereby relieve the rivets of stress incident to use of the handle; and means on the extremities of said legs remote from the grip portion of the handle providing for hingedly attaching the handle, to a piece of hand luggage.

GEORGE HENRY WHEARY, JR.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

V UNITED STATES PATENTS N umber 670,938 Germany Jan. 28, 1939 

